Daniel Hilst
a0d2322b71
The 47 test files under xCAT-test/unit/ were shipped but almost never executed on a pull request. Only three hand-written xcattest cases reached them -- dhcp_unit, ipmi_unit and xcatprobe_unit -- and each proved a single glob against the installed copy, so the majority of the suite had never run at all. Real drift went unnoticed as a result: ubuntu_subiquity_template.t still asserted the pre-86e77bcd7 shape of compute.subiquity.tmpl and failed against the current template. Run `prove xCAT-test/unit/*.t` directly from github_action_xcat_test.pl. The tests resolve xCAT modules and fixture files relative to the repo root through FindBin, so they must be proved from the checkout and not from /opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/unit; install_xcat() chdir's away, hence the getcwd() captured up front. The step runs after the install because the suite needs the perl dependencies xCAT pulls in (Net::DNS, XML::Simple) and a usable xCAT database. Drop the three prove testcases so their tests do not run twice, and refresh the two stale ubuntu_subiquity_template.t assertions: the identity section is now intentional (86e77bcd7) and the MAC normalization gained cut filters ahead of the tr (c6e38483f), which the loosened regex plus a new assertion for the suffix stripping now cover. Signed-off-by: Daniel Hilst <392820+dhilst@users.noreply.github.com>
xCAT
xCAT is a toolkit for deployment and administration of clusters of all sizes.
The xCAT sunset was only a quick eclipse
Dear xCAT Community,
The xCAT sunset has changed course. VersatusHPC has been invited to join the xCAT Consortium, and future development will move toward direct upstream contributions coordinated with the Consortium and its existing member companies.
That matters most for Enterprise Linux 10 (EL10). EL10 support is coming to xCAT, restoring a future operating-system path for sites that still rely on xCAT. This is an important change from the previous sunset guidance, where the lack of an EL10 path was one of the strongest reasons to move away from xCAT.
The xCAT Consortium continues to recommend Confluent as the long-term successor to xCAT, and that remains the Consortium position. Users planning new cluster-management deployments should evaluate Confluent and its xCAT comparison documentation.
At the same time, xCAT is no longer sunsetted. The Consortium and participating companies will continue updating xCAT while there is community and user demand for it.
In summary:
- xCAT development is continuing upstream through the Consortium and participating companies.
- Enterprise Linux 10 support is coming.
- Confluent remains the Consortium-recommended successor and migration path.
- xCAT updates will continue while there is community and user demand.
We want to thank the xCAT Consortium and community for keeping this project moving. The sun went behind the moon for a moment, but xCAT is still here.
For more information on Confluent and how to get started, please visit the Confluent: Project Page, Documentation or Confluent vs xCAT comparison.
With thanks,
The xCAT Consortium
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